Like, punch the sky

For me, Christmas means eating without guilt, restraint or pauses. As a result, I now have the arduous task of working off six plane meals, a schnitzel festival, two litres of satay sauce with a little bit of chicken, a wheel of cheese, and if chocolate came in wheels, then a couple of those too. Also nuts and lollies, hot chips, beer, wine, 68 coffees, a quarter of a turkey, a pig's leg, half a pudding and some fresh fruit.

If you've watched that video up there, then you will have already said "That's pretty boring", out loud.

Yes, it is. It is boring. You have no idea.

Why do it then? Apart from setting fire to the calorie collection, it makes me feel good. It makes me feel good inside and out. In fact, I don't just do it at Christmas time, I do it all year!

You can get the same effect if you take your car out for a good throttle on the open highway. Oil through the pipes, fuel through the engine and the wind in your hair! It's a real punch the sky experience!

Yesterday after an explosive workout, I fell into such an endorphin frenzy, I punched the sky while yelling out 'health!' at the same time. After that I felt a bit nauseous for half an hour, but then I came around and I managed to talk myself out of having a beer.

I used to run along Cable Beach every morning for my wellbeing. I never got bored running along the water, under blue skies and through tropical thunderstorms. I can't do that anymore because I fear my sore hips will pop right out of my body, and that will be the one day I forget to bring my phone with me!

So, like it or not, my adrenalin fix is now no impact, no fun, and indoor on inert equipment.

I am however, exploring ways of making the experience fun. I used to listen to podcasts on my phone but I have now moved onto American Pop Radio stations. The lyrics of some of the latest songs are very, very funny and make me laugh out loud. I don't care that people think the chuckling lady on the cross trainer is a little bit mad because at least I never wrote a song like this:

'I remember when we broke up the first timeSaying "This is it. I've had enough", cause likeWe hadn't seen each other in a monthWhen you said you "needed space", what?....We are never ever getting back togetherLike ever'

I'm not sure if Taylor Swift wrote this song, but she sings it so I think she has to accept some responsibility.

On the other hand, no one's ever sung a song that I've written, so who am I to argue with a chart topper?

Two requests:

1. What do you think of this song?

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